I hope he gets some help and meds, but if the legal system in Canada is the same as here then he will probably fall through the cracks and get a little jail time or maybe just probation. Jails here are full of crazy people who receive minimal mental health treatment. A lot of homeless people have mental problems, these same problems that keep them from being able to hold a job and lead a normal life also end up putting them in jail or prison, although it seems DM has held a job. It is truly sad that it took so long for police to act, and now that they have he may still not get the help he needs.

I feel sorry for whoever might have to share a cell with him.

Edited by fearandloathing, : fix link

"No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten."— Hunter S. Thompson

"No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten."— Hunter S. Thompson

Assuming that Markuze’s inspiration and guiding light is the bible and it’s many examples of killing and judgement and retribution against those who would deny God. Is there not some element of hypocrisy in our system that would have him swear his oath on the bible before prosecuting him for following it’s examples?

I wonder how long it took the police to realize he's a paranoid schizophrenic and dropped the charges.

I think they know that. When the Montreal police got involved in the twitter discussion, Mabus, in the course of automatically including all addresses involved on his mailing list, ended up inadvertently sending them his little works of art. No kidding!

Although sickness isn't a funny subject, it's hard not to laugh at that little episode. The cops got the dead crow picture, BTW, amongst other stuff.

Dennis Markuse has been arrested again, this time for violating the terms of his probation.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson

We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate

Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung

It's quite a dilemma. On the one hand, there's no doubt that as a society we cannot let people go running around making threats against others. On the other, mental health issues are not really something that most criminal justice systems are well equipped to deal with. (I readily acknowledge my lack of information specifically related to the Canadian system so would welcome a correction from someone with more information than me.)

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson

We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate

Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung

I know many societies struggle with the conflict between an individual's right to refuse treatment and the social interest in effective medication--especially since there are no true pharmaceutical cures, while debilitating side-effects are common. Still, the disease erodes the very grounds of personal sovereignty.

I know many states in the U.S. have laws that permit some form of compulsory treatment, but I don't think they have the long-term, amply-funded programs that would be effective.

Like many other weary relatives of schizophrenics, I've found myself thinking, "Why can't they just make him take his meds?"

But I'm also leery of allowing the state to force mind and mood altering drugs on anyone.

"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."

I know someone who is strongly bi-polar, and one thing the mania does is drive insomnia. The alcohol hits the same receptors in the brain that some of the sleeping medications do, and has a calming effect. When they were off the meds (no insurance) , getting 'drunk' actually made them become sober...

They managed to get medicade when they moved here, and as soon as they started the meds, they had no desire to drink anymore.